The Sorry Man's True Identity Revealed in Netflix Horror Series
Netflix has released all episodes of its highly-anticipated horror series Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, which delves into the dark side of wedded bliss. The eight-part show, created by Haley Z. Boston and executive produced by the Duffer Brothers, centres on a young couple, Rachel Harkin and Nicky Cunningham, in the week leading up to their wedding.
The Mysterious Legend of the Sorry Man
Early in the series, Rachel meets Nicky's family at their remote cabin, where she is introduced to a chilling family legend. Nicky's siblings, particularly his sister Portia, recount the tale of the Sorry Man, a mysterious presence said to roam the woods outside, hunting women to murder. According to the story, the Sorry Man believes his long-lost love is hiding inside another woman and will track down any bleeding woman to rip her open.
The legend originates from Nicky's older brother Jules, who claimed to have seen the Sorry Man as a child. The whole family, including Jules' own son, lives in fear of this creature, making it a central mystery of the show—especially after Rachel experiences a nose bleed, hinting at potential danger.
The Shocking Truth Behind the Myth
As the series unfolds, viewers learn that Rachel is battling a deadly family curse: anyone in her family line who marries someone not their soulmate dies. This curse affected her mother, who collapsed bleeding from her eyes shortly after wedding Rachel's father. In a tragic moment, Rachel's father was forced to tear open his dead wife's belly to save their unborn child, repeatedly saying "I'm sorry" during the ordeal.
It is revealed that Jules witnessed this event as a child, as the newlyweds were staying in a cabin near his family home. Hiding under their bed, he saw Rachel's mother die and her father perform the emergency procedure, leading him to misinterpret the scene as a murder and invent the Sorry Man myth.
The Sorry Man's Real Identity Exposed
In a climactic reveal, the Sorry Man—actually Rachel's father—invades the Cunningham home and kidnaps Rachel to prevent her from suffering the same fate as her mother after learning of her impending wedding to Nicky. Jules' son witnesses the kidnapping and alerts his father, who tracks Rachel down. When Jules finds her, he initially believes the kidnapper is the Sorry Man, but Rachel informs him it is her dad.
This moment leads Jules to realise that what he witnessed as a child was not a murder but the Harkin family curse unfolding, and he was present at Rachel's birth. The series thus unravels the Sorry Man as a tragic misinterpretation of a family tragedy, rooted in real events rather than supernatural horror.
Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen is now streaming on Netflix, offering a blend of psychological terror and emotional depth as it explores themes of love, curse, and familial secrets.
